# Fractures at Cold Spring Eggs Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043519` · 4/19/2023 · PALMYRA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cold Spring Eggs Inc.
- **Location:** W2024 Wisconsin 59, PALMYRA, WISCONSIN, 53156
- **NAICS:** 111998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an A-frame ladder to change a lightbulb in a barn. The lightbulb slipped and fell to the ground. As the employee went down the ladder to retrieve the lightbulb, his foot slipped and he fell approximately 3 feet to the ground. The employee sustained three left hip fractures and abrasions to the elbow.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*